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His views on eugenics were particularly creepy, even from an academic perspective.

Epstein? You could easily be referring to the other three I mentioned too, i'm legitimately unsure.

Yes, Epstein. There's a few trustworthy articles out there which share a quote that he 'hoped to seed the human race with his DNA'. He had allegedly confided with quite a few people about it.

It's creepy by modern western norms but it's been a fairly basic drive in rich and powerful men for a long time. Look at the percentage of men who share Y chromosomes from Genghis Khan, or the sultans who kept large harems.

I don't understand why that's relevant. You should know that your comment reads as an excuse or an acceptance for the deeply creepy and awful things that Epstein said and did, not sure if you meant it that way so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

Which awful thing did I even remotely justify? My comment was in reference to the comment I replied to, which was:

>'hoped to seed the human race with his DNA

I then gave examples of powerful men attempting to seed the human race with their DNA. I make zero justification of exploiting/grooming underage girls, that's an entirely seperate issue.

Doesn't seem like he had kids, or at least publicly.

Epstein wanted an island of pregnant women raising his babies.

And yet, for someone who certainly had the resources, Epstein seems to have had... no children at all? (Or has he simply successfully hidden his parentage?)

Did he own any fertility clinics?..

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jeffrey-ep...

Larry Hillblom (the H in DHL) did just exactly that.

Are you referring to Bill Gates?

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